Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Nov - Dec Vol. 9 No.6 | Page 9

NEWS in brief

Around Africa

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Elang’atadapash Water Project Finalised

Water Supply Improves

T
h
e
‘Elang’atadapash
water
project
was executed by
the
Ilkisongo
Pastoralist
In i t i a t i ve
Maasai hearders in Lan’gata plains of Northern
(IPI), a NonTanzania
Governmental
Organization (NGO) and operates in Monduli and
Longido districts comprising of thousands of residents can
now accessing piped clean water supply.

The Harare water
situation is set
to improve, with
water production
expected to rise
to 650 mega litres
per day from
the current 450
mega litres as the
rehabilitation of
water treatment Residents of Bulawayo fetch water from a borehole
infrastructure
progresses.

Many villages in far-away locations of Maasailand have
been disappearing as their residents migrated away in
search of water and greener pastures for their livestock.
With funding from the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), the ‘Elang’atadapash Water Project
cost Tz sh92 m will now solve the long existed problem
of women and girls trekking up to 10 kilometres daily in
search of water, according to Mama Naini Papaa, a ward
councillor.
Domestic chores like fetching water and firewood
are usually delegated to women and girls in Maasai
communities, while the boys and young men maintained
the task of field cattle grazing.
The long treks in search of water for their families therefore
used to take major toll from the female population in the
areas.
The sun-scorched, windswept Longido and Monduli
Districts happen to be areas that are more susceptible to
serious drought spells, famine and water scarcity in Arusha
region. The two precincts also lost more livestock during
the 2009-2010 drought spell.
The project was officially inaugurated by the Resident
Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) Systems in
Tanzania, Mr Alvaro Rodriguez at Lang’ata Village; also
include water troughs for livestock, communal taps for
local residents and domestic rain-water